Kristina Moskalenko Portfolio
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Ride in Style: The World’s Most Luxurious Trains
By Kristina Moskalenko Look out for Pullman carriages — fewer than 100 remain worldwide It all began when American inventor George Mortimer Pullman took a short train ride from Buffalo to Westfield, New York — just 100 kilometres. The experience was anything but refined: lying by candlelight on a rough mattress in a wooden wagon,…
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Ogio Renegade Vault: The Curated Carry-On
By Kristina Moskalenko Traveling through airports and train stations with OGIO Renegade Vault Carry-On is like traveling through life with a great partner. Because in a way, when you travel, your luggage becomes your partner. Is it strong, reliable, flexible and organised? Here is a good place to start. If their utterly discreet and stylised…
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Meet the Woman Behind Louvre Abu Dhabi: Hala Wardé and the Visionary Floating Dome
By Kristina Moskalenko A museum where it rains? Or perhaps: a museum where it rains light? Or even crazier: a museum like Atlantis rising from the water? How about a museum-quarter instead of a single building? Or a museum-quarter overshadowed by a flying saucer? All these concepts are embodied in the new Louvre, which opened…
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Inside Vertu: How Handcrafted Luxury Phones Are Made in the UK
By Kristina Moskalenko (Published in 2015) The first six came here as spies. They didn’t know what they were getting into, but agreed to a secret job that required them to use all their previously acquired professional skills. They were placed in the back room of the Nokia factory in Farnborough, where not even the…
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Golden Vines Awards: Christie’s Auction of Rare Wines and Luxury Experiences at Annabel’s, London
By Kristina Moskalenko On 7 October, London’s exclusive private members’ club Annabel’s will host the inaugural Golden Vines Awards—an extravagant “Oscars of wine” celebrating the world’s finest vintages and visionary producers. The ceremony, organised by London-based Liquid Icons, takes inspiration from the legendary Met Gala. “We wanted to capture that same sense of glamour and…
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Vladislav Doronin on Aman: “On This Issue I Won’t Compromise”
By Kristina Moskalenko Vladislav Doronin, real estate magnate and owner of the iconic Aman luxury hotel chain, shares his vision for Aman’s future, from bold urban expansion to spa-focused wellness retreats—and why elegant simplicity is the heart of the brand. Gaining Full Control of Aman: A Legal Battle Won In March 2016, the High Court…
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Sustainability, Seafood, and Sharjah: Inside Sheikh Fahim’s Ocean-First Philosophy
By Kristina Moskalenko He’s on a beach in Dubai at sunset. I’m greeting the morning sun in Florida. Somehow, this Zoom call skips past the cold and grey of winter, the turbulence of global price hikes, even the remnants of the pandemic. The mood is unusually upbeat. But then again, so is Sheikh Fahim bin…
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How Luxury Hotels Worldwide Are Rethinking Hospitality Amid COVID-Era Travel
By Kristina Moskalenko Tourism is fighting for survival—but in the battle for guests, luxury hotels are determined to hold their ground. The COVID-19 pandemic struck the global tourism industry with unprecedented force—and hotels were among the first to feel the impact. Yet luxury properties found themselves in a relatively advantageous position. Many of the key…
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Generational Luxury: The Billion-Dollar Vision Powering Bal Harbour
By Kristina Moskalenko Miami’s most exclusive square mile isn’t just a retail mecca — it’s a generational passion project with roots in the golden age of catalogues and the grit of post-war ambition. Meet the heir reinventing Bal Harbour Shops for the next era of luxury. Can You Turn a Mall into the American Dream?…
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David Rockwell: The Architect Who Will Finally Complete Manhattan
By Kristina Moskalenko “I love projects like this: the more complex, the better,” admits the visionary behind some of New York’s most iconic landmarks. When a metropolis like Manhattan has just a handful of parcels left for development, the pressure is on to make every inch count. And on Manhattan, ‘maximum’ means no less than…
